Hello everybody, I just joined the list to seek opportunities in replacing our company's NT server. I am currently working on an integrated environment which I am currently focusing on the uses of LDAP server to make life easier for everyone in the workplace. Could anyone tell me how well is SAMBA works with ldap server? I heard it is only at an experimental phase but is it safe to assume that it works? Also, with a LDAP server, how much information can a Samba server rely on the LDAP server? Thanks in advance....
LDAP support does work on older Samba versions. The howto that I read recommended getting Samba via CVS from Oct 15, 1999. This is sited as a stable version of Samba that supports LDAP. The latest releases (as far as I know) have LDAP disabled in them. From what I gather, the code isn't ready for use yet. Dan Wong Shin Neng wrote:> Hello everybody, > > I just joined the list to seek opportunities in replacing our company's NT > server. I am currently working on an integrated environment which I am > currently focusing on the uses of LDAP server to make life easier for > everyone in the workplace. > > Could anyone tell me how well is SAMBA works with ldap server? I heard it > is only at an experimental phase but is it safe to assume that it works? > Also, with a LDAP server, how much information can a Samba server rely on > the LDAP server? > > Thanks in advance.... >-- Daniell Freed Computer Services Dewitt, Ross, & Stevens S.C. He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. Beyond Good and Evil Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzche -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed
Wong, You will have to use the Samba-TNG branch to get this to work. When using ldap and samba together, all account information is stored in the ldap database and is portable to other slave ldap server within your network with the use of slurpd. Samba-TNG can be a PDC for Win2K, WinNT and Win98/95 clients. To the windows world, the samba PDC looks and feels like a NT server..... A good reference to Samba/LDAP is: http://www.unav.es/cti/ldap-smb/ldap-smb-HEAD-howto.html Enjoy, Jody Wong Shin Neng [wsn@sebasasia.com] wrote:> > > Hello everybody, > > I just joined the list to seek opportunities in replacing our company's NT > server. I am currently working on an integrated environment which I am > currently focusing on the uses of LDAP server to make life easier for > everyone in the workplace. > > Could anyone tell me how well is SAMBA works with ldap server? I heard it > is only at an experimental phase but is it safe to assume that it works? > Also, with a LDAP server, how much information can a Samba server rely on > the LDAP server? > > Thanks in advance.... > >-- Jody Haynes ---------------------------------------- iSun Networks, Inc. Email: Jody.Haynes@isunnetworks.com Website: www.isunnetworks.com ----------------------------------------